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Hyderabad, India - October 22, 2001
Infotech Enterprises Limited Hyderabad (BSE: INFOENT NSE:INFOTECENT),
India's leading supplier of end-to-end GIS software solutions, announced
today that it has been chosen to implement GE Smallworld Network
Inventory for Indian telecommunications giant Hughes Tele.com (India)
Limited. Infotech will implement GE Smallworld Network Inventory
software to manage the physical infrastructure of Hughes' fiber
optic network.
Hughes Tele.com was looking for a solution that could capture and
maintain all of its inside and outside plant equipment in one seamless
system. Currently the data is managed in a number of disparate systems
around the company, making it difficult to keep accurate, up-to-date
and manageable records. Working with technology partner and project
contractor, Lucent Technologies Hindustan, Hughes Tele.com selected
Infotech Enterprises to implement GE Smallworld Network Inventory
software, Infotech will implement a system that facilitates the
planning and design of its new network facilities, and track the
as-built information - enabling the company to more efficiently
manage its fiber-optic network.
Infotech Enterprises Ltd, a world class partner to GE-Smallworld,
will prime this project right from data creation, application development
through to interfacing the application with existing critical operational
support systems like CADTel supplied Fault Management, AllTel supplied
customer care billing and SAP R/3.
Mr. Arun O. Gupta, AVP-IT, Hughes Tele.com commented, "This
system has been one of the key enablers in our business planning
process and will continue to remain one of the focus areas in the
future. Working with Infotech Enterprises and leveraging their partnership
with GE Smallworld, has ensured that we have received the functionality
we needed".
Commenting on this, Chairman and Managing Director - Infotech
Enterprises, Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy said "-Infotech's ability
to win several contracts from telecom companies, especially from
prestigious ones like Hughes, proves that GE Smallworld is an ideal
technology for this industry and Infotech is an ideal partner for
customization and implementation services in India. We look forward
to more implementation in the next six months".
Hughes Tele.com is one of India's major competitive voice, data
and Internet telecommunications provider, as well as the first provider
of fiber-based broadband services. It currently offers Indian businesses
a one-stop shop for local and long distance voice, data, Internet
and other value added service solutions.
Incorporated in late 1991, Infotech Enterprises Limited today
ranks among India's leading software services companies and fifth
among the top ten software exporters in Hyderabad. Infotech offers
end-to-end solutions in the areas of GIS, Engineering and e-Business.
Its range of services includes Digitization of drawings/maps, Photogrammetry,
Application Software Development, Software Products Development,
Consulting and Implementation. Infotech has an ISO 9002, ISO 9001,
ISO 9001:2000 and SEI CMM Level 4 certification covering its lines
of business. The company has a proven track record for delivering
high quality software products and services on a global scale. The
state-of-the-art technology centers are located at Hyderabad, Mumbai
and Bangalore. Its digitization center is the largest in India and
among the top three in Asia Pacific region. Infotech has its fully
owned subsidiaries in USA, UK and Germany. With over 1900 IT professionals,
Infotech has been a profit making company since inception in 1992
and is growing consistently thereon. Infotech is a Public Limited
company with its stock being traded actively in all major stock
exchanges in India.
Please note: Some statements contained within this report may
be of a forward-looking nature and may involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual future results and outcomes may differ materially from those
discussed. Factors that may cause such differences include, but
are not limited to, management of growth, market acceptance of the
Company's products and services, risks associated with new product
versions, dependence on third party relationships and the activities
of competitors.
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